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BIOS Setup
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Chapter 3
X.M.P Support Informaton
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu. These tems dsplay the current status of the
X.M.P support nformaton. Read only.
CPU Feature
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the followng screen appears:
Hyper-threadng
The processor uses Hyper-Threadng technology to ncrease transacton rates and
reduces end-user response tmes. The technology treats the two cores nsde the
processor as two logcal processors that can execute nstructons smultaneously. In
ths way, the system performance s hghly mproved. If you dsable the functon, the
processor wll use only one core to execute the nstructons. Please dsable ths tem
f your operatng system doesn’t support HT Functon, or unrelablty and nstablty
may occur.
Important
Enablng the functonalty of Hyper-Threadng Technology for your computer system
requres ALL of the followng platform Components:
CPU: An Intel
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Processor wth HT Technology;
Chpset: An Intel
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Chpset that supports HT Technology;
BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has t enabled;
OS: An operatng system that supports HT Technology.
For more nformaton on Hyper-threadng Technology, go to:
http://www.ntel.com/products/ht/hyperthreadng_more.htm
Actve Processor Cores
Ths tem allows you to select the number of actve processor cores.
Lmt CPUID Maxmum
It s desgned to lmt the lsted speed of the processor to older operatng systems.
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